Diving In

Louise and Virginia discuss five completely different books this time, some recent releases, and one old. They randomly chose to read books without any planned theme this time, but interestingly all five books feature mothers who impact their children in very different ways.

Books
Time of the Child by Niall Williams
Infidelity and Other Affairs by Kate Legge
Rachel Ray by Anthony Trollope
Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy
Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan

Other things
O Now by Niall Williams – BBC Sounds app
Patience, Series two – ABC iView

Film – I Swear

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Song ‘Diving In’ – Original music and lyrics written and
performed by Laura Adeline – https://linktr.ee/llauraadeline
Podcast sound production and editing by Andy Maher
Graphics by Orla Larkin – [email protected]

Louise and Virginia discuss two big novels by Western Australian Living Treasure, Tim Winton, which reflect his, and our, changing concerns over a 35 year period. There’s much to think about here.
On a lighter note Virginia has a new member of her family who is causing chaos!  Lou and Virginia also discuss a few TV shows and a podcast they’ve been diving into.
Books
Cloudstreet
Juice
TV
Runaway
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast
Scarpetta
The House of Dynamite
Podcast
Not Stupid
 
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Song ‘Diving In’ – Original music and lyrics written and performed by Laura Adeline – https://linktr.ee/llauraadeline
Podcast sound production and editing by Andy Maher
Graphics by Orla Larkin – [email protected]

Louise and Virginia had a lot of fun and laughs discussing the first two novels in William Boyd’s trilogy. Gabriel’s Moon and The Predicament are both great stories about an accidental spy set against the background of actual events in the 1960s, and there was much to discuss. They also talk about a couple of other things they’ve been watching and enjoying.

Books
Gabriel’s Moon
The Predicament
 
Film
The Rivals of Amziah King

Streaming
Scoop - Netflix
A Prince No More - Stan

Email [email protected]
Instagram @diving_in_podcast
Song ‘Diving In’ – Original music and lyrics written and performed by Laura Adeline – https://linktr.ee/llauraadeline
Podcast sound production and editing by Andy Maher
Graphics by Orla Larkin – [email protected]

Louise and Virginia loved discussing two authors who are surely two of America's great literary treasures. 

Books
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Sula by Toni Morrison

Other things
Curtis Brown Creative writing courses, London

Television
Welsh television series
The One that Got Away ( 2025)
Keeping Faith ( 2017-2021)
Hinterland (2013)

Email [email protected]
Instagram @diving_in_podcast
Song ‘Diving In’ – Original music and lyrics written and performed by Laura Adeline – https://linktr.ee/llauraadeline
Podcast sound production and editing by Andy Maher
Graphics by Orla Larkin – [email protected]

Louise and Virginia discuss two Jonathon Coe books, both of which reflect life, politics, culture, and society in the United Kingdom, past and present, as Coe always does so brilliantly.
 
Books
Middle England by Jonathon Coe
Bourneville by Jonathon Coe
 
Other things
‘Personal Curriculum Tok’
 
Television 
Human,  ABC iView
Under Salt Marsh, Binge
 
Email [email protected]
Instagram @diving_in_podcast
Song ‘Diving In’ – Original music and lyrics written and performed by Laura Adeline – https://linktr.ee/llauraadeline
Podcast sound production and editing by Andy Maher
Graphics by Orla Larkin – [email protected]